Color postcard from 1938 of the 1869 painting "Father Marquette and the Indians" by Flemish artist Wilhelm Lamprecht (misspelled on the postcard), showing Father Marquette preaching to Native Americans on his expedition down the Mississippi River...
Color postcard from approximately 1914 of the first auto parade in Grand Ledge, Michigan, approximately 1905. Ransom E. Olds (founder of Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, and the Oldsmobile and Reo brands) and his wife are in the first car.
Grand Ledge (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Olds, Ransom Eli, 1864-1950; Bridge Street (Grand Ledge, Mich.); carriages and coaches; automobiles; parades; crowds; people; men; women; storefronts; street scenes; postcards
Color postcard booklet cover from a 1928 Sault Sainte Marie souvenir postcard booklet, featuring an image of the Soo Locks. The locks, located on St. Marys River between the United States and Canada, provide ships safe passage around the rapids in...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); Soo Locks; locks; St. Marys River; canals; postcards; shipping industry; transportation; ships; cargo ships; boats
Color cover of the 1920 "Souvenir of the Tourist Playground of Cloverland, Soo, Mich." souvenir postcard booklet, featuring an automobile, train, and a ship moving through the Soo Locks. The Soo Locks, located on St. Marys River between the United...
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.); Chippewa County (Mich.); locks; ships; Soo Locks; transportation; automobiles; railroads; postcards
Color postcard from approximately 1909 showing Saginaw Street at night, with the arches lit up in Flint, Michigan. The arches were installed in 1899 by the city to provide street lighting.
Flint (Mich.); Genesee County (Mich.); Saginaw Street (Flint, Mich.); Flint arches; night scenes; street scenes; street lighting; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1907-1910 showing celery fields near Kalamazoo, Michigan. The celery industry began in the Kalamazoo are in the 1850s, where Dutch farmers first started growing and marketing the crop.
Kalamazoo (Mich.); Kalamazoo County (Mich.); farms; postcards
Black and white postcard from approximately 1915 of photograph from approximately 1906 of the Glazier Stove Company's Welfare Building in Chelsea, Michigan. From the Michigan Historical Marker for the building: "The Welfare Building was constructed...
Chelsea (Mich.); Washtenaw County (Mich.); Welfare Building (Chelsea, Mich.); Glazier Stove Company (Chelsea, Mich.); buildings; recreation; stoves industry; postcards; sports & recreation facilities;
Black and white photo postcard from approximately 1954 depicting a circa 1890-1900 photograph of Bridge Street, looking north in Charlevoix, Michigan. The correspondence on the back of the postcard reads: "Dear Friends: This is the main stem of...
Charlevoix (Mich.); Charlevoix County (Mich.); Bridge Street (Charlevoix, Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; carriages and coaches; postcards
Black and white photo postcard from approximately 1909 depicting a circa 1900-1905 street scene on Cochran Avenue, looking south from Lawrence Avenue in Charlotte, Michigan.
Charlotte (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Pythian Temple (Charlotte, Mich.); storefronts; street scenes; fraternal buildings; pythian buildings; carriages and coaches; people
Black and white photo postcard from circa 1907-1915 of Cochran Avenue (circa 1900-1910), looking north from between Seminary and Lovett Streets in Charlotte, Michigan.
Charlotte (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Cochran Avenue (Charlotte, Mich.); stores; storefronts; street scenes; carriages and coaches; bicycles; hardware stores; drugstores; dry goods stores; postcards
Black and white photo postcard from circa 1907-1915 of an 1890-1900 scene on Cochran Avenue in Charlotte, Michigan. The image shows the businesses along Cochran looking north from Lovett Street, as well as shoppers and a street sweeper.
Charlotte (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Cochran Avenue (Charlotte, Mich.); storefronts; stores; drugstores; dry goods stores; hardware stores; clothing stores; grocery stores; tobacco stores; people; bicycles; carriages and coaches; road sweepers...
Tinted postcard from approximately 1914 depicting a busy street scene on Cochran Avenue in Charlotte, Michigan. The image is from circa 1890-1900, and shows several carriages and persons shopping at the numerous stores on the street.
Charlotte (Mich.); Eaton County (Mich.); Cochran Avenue (Charlotte, Mich.); street scenes; stores; storefronts; carriages and coaches; dry goods stores; people; grocery stores; clothing stores; drugstores; postcards